Myungsu Kang

Emailmyungsu.kangknu.ackr

Research activity per year

In Korean

강명수 교수(사범대학 역사교육과)

Education

o (2010) B.A., Dongguk University, Seoul
o (2013) M.A., Dongguk University, Seoul
o (2023) DPhil, University of Oxford, UK

Professional Experience

o (2025~Present) Assistant Professor, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
o (2024~2025) Research Fellow, Dongguk University, Seoul
o (2024~2025) Research Fellow, Chungbuk National University
o (2024) Lecturer,Gyeongin National University of Education, lncheon
o (2022~2024) Lecturer, Dongguk University, Seoul

Research Interests

Western history, Early modern and modern British history, The poor, Poverty, Poor laws, Welfare, Public policy, Workhouses.

Major Research Achievements

How the old workhouse system became the new workhouse system: a case study of Hampshire in the 1830s', Social History 50 (2025), pp. 63-84.
'Workhouses only for the Poor?: Establishment of Workhouses and Trends in the Capital Market from the Late 18th to Early 19th Centuries', The Western History Review 162 (2024), pp. 201-228.
'Workhouse Distribution in Hampshire, 1776-1834: A Quantitative Study', The Korean Journal of British Studies 49 (2023), pp. 31-64.

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How the old workhouse system became the new workhouse system: a case study of Hampshire in the 1830s
Kang, M., 2025, In: Social History. 50, 1, p. 63-84 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review